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Australian armed forces in the female

BEIJING, April 13 (AFP), the Australian Government will allow female soldiers on the battlefield, since then, women may choose to serve in Afghanistan or Iraq theater.

Australian Defense Minister Smith (Stephen Smith) 12, said the Australian Defense Force Academy sex scandal erupted, the government hopes to change the male-dominated military culture, all positions open to women. He has been prepared to allow female soldiers to participate in front-line combat plan.

In Australia, women can join the army, but can not attend need to perform dangerous and difficult task of positions, including special forces and even other rifles.

Smith said, “This change of practical significance, ability to perform military jobs should be physical skills and mental qualities to decide, rather than from gender to determine the Australian army will be open to all female positions, this is definitely a good thing. “before Australia is not qualified for appointment as a female defense chief of staff, as required for this position must have hands-on experience, the military government’s new policy will create a level playing field in women’s opportunities.

fact, already the world including New Zealand, several countries, including Canada, to allow women to participate in front-line tasks.

Australia’s first female Prime Minister Gillard made it clear that people can not be denied because of their sex the right to engage in any work. She said, “Several years ago I heard Peter ? Cosgrove (Australian former defense chief) said that men and women should enjoy equal rights, fight for the country together.”

Defense College Sex Discrimination Committee Broderick (Elizabeth Broderick) that men and women fought side by side will have a “symbolic”, which will reveal a message that men and women have equal job opportunities.

However, not everyone wants to see women braved a hail of bullets in the front line assault, the nature of war and not because of some feminist booing and change, if so that women and men on the battlefield enemy confrontation, the situation of women than men serious injuries.